New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-01
BERNHARDT IN CHICAGO.
SHE FAILS TO PLEASE THE "METRoLOPUS"
OF THE WEST.
gussns Field IN The chicago Neies.
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edited by tho various criticisms which We have
have favored Of that directness that frapkness and
Of OF" true Western culture Colonel j. NJ HILL the os-
teemed lessee Of the Columbia Theatre told US some ne
Bernhardt was to give q series Of entertainments
which would appeal for and AZ for
and which would be several degrees above the com
!rohcnsiOn Of tho ho polO We noticed last Mon ~
Sa the emue emf FencS artist and we
eay ransd to notice too that the TS s
well palned us; Sara Bernharlt cannot PACK K
tho memory Of Racine and Mollerel who--we ask in
all soemnity-who cant And what amazeh US, nur-
was tho exceeding frsdy With which tho select
few Of creme de la creme cceived the suptrb DIS
an emery-wheel emts bcauteOus vari-cOlored SPARKS
"zis eez awful" exclaimed Sara to her stage age
MANAGER she came Off the stage after the hIst act
eez in re circle polarel"
missed that our French friends were performing
A "ze play eoz Tedora said Sara to c
era Carson entrc acte &c artistic ez Bernhardt and
NJ ie General came right out and told this to
DISTINGUISHED friends in the lobby ho said It was cor
Quoted Paris green mandatory in California anu
therefore is ACCOMPLISHED French scholar corrected
not bong mo but judy spree.
The Markeesy dl Pullman applauded the famous
actress good deal after he had once located her;
applauded every woman that appeared on the stage,
and by the time the second act ay e1da by
SaS@ p g h y the OGr 5 6Sf ar po &
the eveaing, az don't mini telling you that ] don't
likc her as well as do Patti and as for this man
"sardoo Who's he 7" interrupted NJ lie COLONEL Pal
awhy, he's the man who wrote tho piece" said tho
marhcesy. "and he doesn't hold n candle to our
italian .poety Dainty and Boclashyo" ,,nn.p .o,,
NJ IL Colonel Palmer. meckly. "As for myself.
like to be amused when ! go to a shOw and pre- Co
her in ono OF tho Gno old English comedies
as tho Bunch of Keys or the Rag Babyl"
Now while these two distinguished person ages
wero aware that tho play was Fedora" there were
many in the AUDITORIUM who had not very clear con,
victions this point. NJ. Thomas j. Hooper, the the
residence on Pralrie-ave is the Mecca of our most
cultured soccty)M Hooper say. sat through three
81 Ike Clara Morris better in this role" said he to
to NJ II Dcspanes Virgins; one of the vcepresidentS
@But. my dear fellow" said NJ Virgins in tone
OF expostuiaton, "Clara Morris never played the
"Never played Cameoi" cried NJ. Hooper. why,
bless you, man, seen her do 1t right here In TINS
"But this Isn't Cancel" said NJ Virgins tits
wei, now, I'll bet you fifty it's Cancel" said NJ
Hooper, calmly but firmly. nu, VA,
decided T IN favor Sot Of Virgins and Cancel
II knew / was right" exclaimed NJ. Virgins, tri-
umnnantIy, TOT saw ~ Oh luc pIOTiathhi..
pronounce that word right, anyway" he muttered,
what wordl" demanded VI Virgins, holly. ,..-
"That word programnay." said Mr. Hooper "lts
f TSey aV %agered aiy dollars on It between thcm
and referred it to NJ. Jean Mcconnell =, ,,.cs..
AT popular prices it's program" said NJ McCon-
nell, "but during this engagement It's programmay'
So NJ. Hooper squared himself financially, and NJ
Virgins went down 10 his seat In the parquetIay'
muttering something that sounded very Ike pro-
fame and ineXcusable rhyme Tor program.
Dut as VIC have hintcd above NJ Hooper was not
the only one in the audience who was unsettled as
TO what IL all about. Throughout the auditorium
messeurs. mesdames and mademolselies were , sadly
S Sa ,cneTevo NJ James NJ billings the prominent
restauratcur. told his family that the bill had been
changed and that the piece was t,Jennle saper .,,,
"Why, nottant, pa" protested Mdile. Billings ITS
wow, look here Birdie" said NJ. Billings. stcrny
~ know what I'm tans -, aDGn tr IN t %e entry
what the piece was and he said 'JenDe saper; and
he knew, for he was Frcnchman'
"our seats" said NJ 7. FTclInghnysen boo tlllG
out what Durnhart said. but from what ! dd hear
I would fudge that she spoke better English IMAM
Rhca; at any rate could understand her Oe'er IMAM
10 COLONEL rsGGTad SSnt''ss% TO icing a G'i h
or very rusty in my French hny IN tbe Sa sumo mo
aione with me tonight but II was OF no assistance
me at hadn't ci n s0 F s9 TSs yne s the last
act This was slow business OF cOur-c there were q
gSS many TCEd; aSG sy' mefc
'pariong,' bong zhonr and 'wee wee yon can l de
pend upon II that whenever heard these old friends
appauded with the niOest and the hearu st dis
elimination"
Now all these criticisms and features land there
Were many f Pr9 9 Bat we We're evei to
dI-cover disposition (shall We say p0nSshongl on
The mart Of The audience to compare Bernhardts
tod With Davenport 4. To Institute any
such comparison would be sore Injustice to bot, both
Very different dramatic schools; one Is tho school
OF avordupos and tho other Is essentially so diner,
rnles OF troy weight To be more explicit. we Will
saw that While you would properly weigh Miss Dayen-
ports art on hay scales, you must use more deli
cate machine il you would sock to learn the true
magnitude and eonennity 81 BerhhardIs art I IL IS
practical appreciation is paid hero in Chicago When
MIS- davenport played Fedora at the columbia Theatre
a%sy 'r by aoo5 dc ns pp aGeof
90 cents apiece; now bernharda comes nss
9f ws to 5 s5 Ii Of the de- IA
our porii-packers at SO per head You see that the
Would be impossible therefore, to compare The merits
Of each by the amount of money derived from
institute /, 1S' on SSs SsiposS.
sss'C way two and tho way Of the one IS far
from the way Of the Other as the beauties Of fat
display. II thore IL in IAnny's art breadth and
n weight that remind OF no p0nderous thud of
meat axe there is (it must also bo cOnfesse,) In
sara's art dalntiness and insnuaton that remind
us of tho covert swish of q Japanese paper knife.
Horace has explained this very difference in that
charming ode herein he tells Of Ngnora. who ~ with
goats milk" while the other hand, LYDIA
tends 10 the parched poet silver lagon
chilled with snow" Now there is no
doubt in our mind that Horace chose tho Faler
MAN but arc not all UOnces, and presume
TO say that between goats milk at popular prices
and Faleman at war rates vase majority of Chic
golns would choose tho former
Tho last act great disappointment" said
one Of tho most cultured Dect-cdnncrs 1T Is there
that Davenport gcts away with THIS Frcnchwonan
Why Dlvenports tussle with that young Looshan
is the grandest piece Of ART l saw; she just
tears round and horns The furniture nko Texas
steer In a box-carl"
George Bowron, loader Of the orchestra at the
Columbia says that no knew, Just nc
raw vi the incidental music, that Dcrnhardts
edOIi very unlike DaVenpOrts.
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